Will bicyclist shot by cop be charged?

El Cajon police Officer Roberto Bonilla shot and wounded a man in January 2013 at this car dealership. Authorities said Raymond Goodlow was trying to hide behind vehicles and was shot when he reached for his waistband. The District Attorney's Office found the shooting justified.
— Pauline Repard

El Cajon police Officer Roberto Bonilla shot and wounded a man in January 2013 at this car dealership. Authorities said Raymond Goodlow was trying to hide behind vehicles and was shot when he reached for his waistband. The District Attorney's Office found the shooting justified.
/ Pauline Repard

EL CAJON  The District Attorney’s Office has not yet decided whether to charge a 53-year-old man who was shot in the face by an El Cajon police officer in January.

Raymond Lee Goodlow was wounded about 9:30 a.m. on Jan. 18 during a confrontation in the Best Car4U used-car dealership on East Main Street. He was shot by Officer Robert Bonilla, 26, said police Capt. Jeff Davis.

Goodlow was illegally riding a bicycle on a sidewalk on East Main Street when Bonilla spotted him and tried to get his attention, police said at the time.

The bicyclist said something Bonilla did not understand and continued riding his bike, and the officer followed in his patrol car.

At a parking lot near Walter Way the officer got out of his car, and Goodlow got off the bike, turned to look at Bonilla and reached for his waistband, police said.

Bonilla ordered Goodlow to show him his hands and when he did not comply the officer opened fire. Goodlow was treated at a hospital for the wound to his face, police said.

Davis said the Police Department sent the case to the District Attorney’s Office recommending Goodlow be charged with resisting arrest and being under the influence of a controlled substance.

He also had two knives in his possession at the time of the shooting, police said.

Bonilla, who had been with the department for two years when the shooting occurred, was placed on administrative leave but has since returned to patrol, Davis said.

Tanya Sierra, a spokeswoman for the District Attorney’s Office, said the criminal case and the shooting by the officer are under review.

According to court records, Goodlow has had several criminal cases filed against him.